SKU: AP.48036
UPC: 038081557021. English.
Perfect for beginner and early intermediate orchestras, Temple Raider by Mark Hillegass, Jr. features driving, heart-pounding, mystical, and adventure-like melodies. This piece is great for introducing syncopation, articulations, dynamic contrast, and tempo changes and has students working on all four strings in 1st position. Temple Raider also features the use optional percussion that can be played by one performer. (3:10).
SKU: AP.48036S
UPC: 038081557038. English.
SKU: AP.40423S
UPC: 038081453460. English.
Delightful Baroque dance tunes perfectly arranged for string orchestra, these movements could be performed together or individually. Fantastic teaching pieces! This title is available in MakeMusic Cloud.
SKU: AP.44797S
UPC: 038081517285. English.
With the melody in all sections, everyone in your ensemble can enjoy the epitome of Baroque string playing. These energetic movements lay well in the hand of the player while making the performers sound virtuosic. Perfectly adapted by Jan Farrar-Royce, Vivaldi's Sinfonia for Strings, No. 1 will delight! (1:45).
SKU: AP.36004S
UPC: 038081415697. English.
Are your string players ready to take the challenge? This high-spirited showcase from Corelli's most famous student will instantly grab your audience's attention. Made to play fast, this is just the kind of Italian Baroque music that string players love to play! It's ideal as an opener or even as an encore.
SKU: AP.45829S
UPC: 038081523347. English.
Although the structure, notes, and dynamics are written by Leopold Mozart, arranger Jan Farrar-Royce takes the liberty of distributing the main themes among the sections of the string ensemble so that every player can enjoy being the horses who are trotting along, the rising and falling winter winds, and the passengers enjoying their ride. (2:35).
SKU: AP.43761
UPC: 038081496375. English.
This spontaneously happy work will be familiar to many who have heard it as the opening to the Overture to Stravinsky's ballet, Pulcinella. The music virtually dances off the page and is perfect for strings. (2:35).
SKU: AP.41205S
UPC: 038081478753. English.
Very close to the original, this lovely setting will be perfect for festival or contest. Audience and players can experience the pomp of a royal event! (3:00) This title is available in MakeMusic Cloud.
SKU: AP.40496S
UPC: 038081453767. English. [Based on the music of Johann Sebastian Bach] By Jeffrey E. Turner.
Proving once again how timeless and versatile Bach's music is, the arranger has taken themes and motifs from Minuet in G Major and created a swashbuckling pirate arrangement. Get ready to set sail with Captain Johann Sebastian Blackbeard on an adventure that's just plain fun! This title is available in MakeMusic Cloud.
SKU: AP.43761S
UPC: 038081496382. English.
SKU: AP.43765
UPC: 038081496450. English. [Based on the music of Antonio Vivaldi] By Jeffrey E. Turner.
This very accessible arrangement includes just enough of each movement to provide a taste of the original! Stirring the pot by the use of a common key for all four seasons and simplified rhythms create the perfect blend of seasonings to delight all as only Vivaldi can. (3:15).
SKU: AP.43765S
UPC: 038081496467. English. [Based on the music of Antonio Vivaldi] By Jeffrey E. Turner.
SKU: HL.49001967
ISBN 9790001021388. UPC: 073999972672. 9.0x12.0x0.254 inches.
Franz Benda belongs to the so-called Berlin or North German School which became extremely significant in the second half of the 18th century particularly in the field of instrumental music and which made the transition from the baroque to the classical period together with the Mannheim School. In the works of the Berlin School, the strict counterpoint of the predecessors is loosened by a freer and melodically pleasant, almost „galant“ style and often even completely displaced.
SKU: PR.116400480
ISBN 9781491100509. UPC: 680160626793. 9x12 inches. Key: G major.
Adler was asked to write a short work based upon one of ten sketches that Bach had prepared, but never used, for the Goldberg Variations. The resulting In the Spirit of Bach features a relentless drive with sixteenths dominating the entire Allegro and is playable by better school orchestras. For intermediate to advanced.
